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Advisory Committee

Lauren Bromund
Youth Suicide Prevention Manager
Mental Health America of Ohio

Olivia Bossell, CHES, CPST
Chair
Columbus Public Health, PH Program Manager, Child Injury Prevention

Abby Boeckman, MPH
Vice Chair
Franklin County Public Health,
Director of Epidemiology & Data

Susan Ortega, MSW, LISW-S
Past Chair
Syntero, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives 

Howard Washington, DMin

Education Action Team Chair

Second Baptist Church
Pastor

Sierra MacEachron, MPH
Data & Research Action Team Chair
Franklin County Public Health, Epidemiology Supervisor

Tami Langen, MSW, LISW-S

Tami Langen, MSW, LISW-S
Executive Committee Secretary
Columbus Public Health, Prevention Services Program Manager

Tonya Fulwider
Mental Health America of Ohio, Executive Director

John Ackerman, PhD

John Ackerman, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Suicide Prevention Clinical Manager

Erica Crawley, JD, MPA
Franklin County Board of Commissioners,
Franklin County Commissioner

Angela Damon
LOSS Community Services, Executive Director

Glenn Thomas, PhD

Glenn Thomas, PhD
Nationwide Children’s HospitalDirector, Behavioral Health

Marvella Allen, MSW, LISW-S
Pickerington City Schools,
Director of Prevention and Intervention

Emily Yang, MPH
OhioHealth, Injury Prevention Coordinator

Todd Barr, MD
Franklin County Coroner’s Office/Franklin County Forensic Science Center, Deputy Coroner/Forensic Pathologist

Anne Trinh, MPH
The Ohio State University, Senior Program Manager, Evaluator and Community Engagement Specialist

Bernard Williams, Jr. LISW-S
Central Ohio VA Health Care,
Suicide Prevention Coordinator

Alison O’Donnell
North Central Mental Health Services, Director of 988 and Suicide Prevention Services

Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells
Ohio House of Representatives, District 25

Dallas Allen
Franklin County Forensic Science Center, Suicide Investigations & Postvention Specialist

Denise Martin
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services,
Community Health & Wellness Manager

Rick Minerd, MBA
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office,
Chief Deputy

 

 

 

Nettie Ferguson, MAPT, OCPC
ADAMH Board of Franklin County,
Community Prevention Manager

 

 

 

Chris Nemeth, LISW-S
Sun Behavioral Health, Director of Business Development

 

 

 

Caroline Rankin, MPH
Franklin County Office on Aging, Assistant Director of Support Services